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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 1999-2000: Lite Version

Variable Details

Variablefamily
LabelChildren in different family types
Responses
1.1 One adult - no children 9144
2.1 Single parent - all children under 16 1615
2.2 Single parent - all children over 16 17
2.3 Single parent - children over and under 16 147
2.4 Single parent - all children under 16, other adults in HH 0
2.5 Single parent - all children over 16, other adults in HH 830
2.6 Single parent - children over and under 16, other adults in 241
3.1 Married couple - no children 7206
3.2 Married couple - all children under 16 4459
3.3 Married couple - all children over 16 2089
3.4 Married couple - children over and under 16 726
3.5 Married couple - no children, other adults in HH 232
3.6 Married couple - children and other adults in HH 671
4.1 Cohabiting couple - no children 973
4.2 Cohabiting couple - all children under 16 640
4.3 Cohabiting couple - all children over 16 33
4.4 Cohabiting couple - children over and under 16 27
4.5 Cohabiting couple - no children, other adults in HH 49
4.6 Cohabiting couple - children and other adults in HH 30
5.1 Multiple adults - no children 1098
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 1999-2000: Lite Version
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. This study is the Lite version of the SHS 1999-2000, whereas SN 4351 contains the full dataset.
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